Quote Originally Posted by Woodsheal
In many photos posted of guys dressed for these occasions, one sees the unfortunate habit of wearing modern "balmorals." Even worse is when the balmorals are worn with modern metal clan badges!
One thing, here... Occasionally, the knit bonnets end up looking an awful lot like a modern balmoral after a couple of years of hard wearing. The yarns felts up, and the knit is no longer distinguishable.

I agree with the comments on metal clan badges.